Why Silicon Valley Can’t Find Europe

Re:Why Silicon Valley Can’t Find Europe by k-mcgrady on Saturday January 18, 2014 @02:25PM (#7081897)

>> ""Doesn't this encourage entrepreneurship? It enables you to take the risk without fear of ending up homeless" Yes, there are two sides to it."

What's the other side? I don't see how it could discourage entrepreneurship at all.

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Re:Why Silicon Valley Can’t Find Europe by LambdaAlmighty on Saturday January 18, 2014 @03:19PM (#7082097)

OP basically says people in Europe look at you weird for starting a business. Failing the business afterward is a social tragedy.

It's about social/peer pressure.

Having lived in many countries across Europe, I can attest. Some countries are worse than others of course (the worst being the ex-commie/socialist ones).

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Re:Why Silicon Valley Can’t Find Europe by watwut on Saturday January 18, 2014 @04:05PM (#7082233)

My experience was different. Failing the business is a social tragedy only if you took too much debt. If you simply find a job afterwards, then it is ok. At least among my friends.

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Re:Why Silicon Valley Can’t Find Europe by danmaz74 on Saturday January 18, 2014 @06:16PM (#7082670)

This is my experience too.

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Re:Why Silicon Valley Can’t Find Europe by k-mcgrady on Saturday January 18, 2014 @03:59PM (#7082222)

I agree with that 100% but I don't think that has anything to do with a good social system.

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